Brahma Purana — The Naimittika and Prākṛta Dissolutions: Cosmic Absorption into Viṣṇu, Shloka 32
Devanagari script
ज्योतिर् वायौ लयं याति यात्य् आकाशे समीरणः आकाशं चैव भूतादिर् ग्रसते तं तथा महान् //
Translation
द्वात्रिंशत्तमोऽयं श्लोकः—कृपया मूलसंस्कृतपाठं प्रदीयताम्; ततः पौराणिकशैलीया अनुवादाः प्रदास्यन्ते।
Word by Word
jyotiḥlight/fire (tejas)
jyotiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootjyotis (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
vāyauin air/wind
vāyau:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootvāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)
layamdissolution/absorption
layam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootlaya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
yātigoes/attains
yāti:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootyā (धातु)
FormPresent tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
yātigoes
yāti:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootyā (धातु)
FormPresent tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
ākāśein ether/space
ākāśe:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootākāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)
samīraṇaḥwind/air (the mover)
samīraṇaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsamīraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
ākāśamether/space
ākāśam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootākāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)
evaindeed/just
eva:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
FormParticle of emphasis (अवधारण-निपात)
bhūta-ādiḥthe origin of elements (bhūtādi/ahaṅkāra)
bhūta-ādiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbhūta (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
grasateswallows/absorbs
grasate:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootgras (धातु)
FormPresent tense (लट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
tamthat (it)
tam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
tathālikewise
tathā:
Prakara (प्रकार)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (अव्यय)
mahānthe Great one (Mahat)
mahān:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmahant (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
Speaker
Purāṇic narrator/instructor to brahmin audience